The Arrest Of Ebrahim Yazdi

At 3 AM this morning they arrested Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi, he is one of the
most seasoned politicians in all of Iran. Foreign Minster to the
transitional government of the revolution, he resigned along side the
cabinet at the wake of the hostage crisis . He is the leader of one of
Iran's oldest political parties, the "freedom movement".

This is a
party formed by allies of Dr. Mosadeq in 1953 and Mehdi Bzaragan, the
first prime minister of the revolution. Although mainly an older men's
club, it had a symbolic relevance and it was less involved with the day
to day politics the way reformist parties have been engaged in.

He is
72 and has been struggling with cancer for a few years now. What does
this arrest mean? Where are they going with this? Yazdi is perhaps the
most known Iranian opposition figure internationally. Many foreign
ministers and international dignitaries have good personal relationship
with him.

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